September 2020 Issue September 2020 | Page 59

There is one last thing that makes these markers special. On the back of each of these fifteen Ultra Shockers, the number “40” is engraved on the back cap. That is the late Tim Montressor’s number and these guns would not exist without him. If you did not know, Tim came up playing in the Michigan area and even played for some of Cesare’s teams back in the day. Tim went on to do some amazing things in paintball and started working for SP who makes the Shockers. When Cesare decided to start creating things for paintball, he reached out to Tim and the idea of the Ultra Shockers was born. It was the friendship between Tim and Cesare that enabled the two companies to work together and create these paint slinging masterpieces. Tim Montressor was the quintessential paintball player. His enthusiasm and good hearted nature made him the best of all of us and he will be sorely missed by our entire community. Every time I pick up this Shocker, I see that “40” there on the back cap and it just makes me want to “be better”. Not a better player… just be better in everything. So, thank you Cesare for including that. By the time you read this, all the first fifteen Ultra Shockers have already been sold. How I was able to get one of these in my paint soaked paws is another story for another day but please know, I will treasure this Shocker forever. Out of the original fifteen, it is one of five that were anodized in the “Fire and Ice” colour. The red and yellow combination makes it look like a really angry orange and I love it. The other primary anodization was a pattern called “Black Ice” and it looks amazing too. There were a few “special colour requests” that were made by people that pre-ordered these markers, but most of the Ultra Shockers were black or fire. www.paintball.media 059